I have never witnessed such terrible behavior as I did today when I went for Mass at St. Pius Church Kamanahalli, Bangalore. The Kannada choir nearly hijacked the service by constantly singing in the local language. They refused to budge and when Mass was expected to begin at 09.30 they continued singing loudly in Kannada. Okay I get it, language is a touchy subject and people want a Mass in their own language, but that IS happening anyway. So, what is the problem? Most people who arrived for the English mass, were met with taunts of ‘See, the Anglo Indians have arrived’! Seriously, people not everyone wearing western clothes or desiring to participate at an English service is an Anglo Indian! If you so detest the English language, why communicate in the language and/or seek employment at places where English is a necessity? Perhaps it is time to change the discourse and concentrate on working at a place that only speaks the local language! I was sitting next to a couple of girls who
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